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Period: 1450 to
Transoceanic Interconnections
Early Modern period (1450-1750) that focused on the causes, implications, and outcomes of Europeans arriving in the Americas, Africa, and Asia. -
1492
Columbus sailed to Americas
The explorer Christopher Columbus made a total of four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. Instead, he stumbled upon the Americas -
1502
First Slaves to America
Hundreds of thousands of Africans, both free and enslaved, aided the establishment and survival of colonies in the Americas and the New World. -
1519
Magellan sails around the world
Magellan set sail from Spain in an effort to find a western sea route to the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia. In command of five ships and 270 men, Magellan sailed to West Africa and then to Brazil, where he searched the South American coast for a strait that would take him to the Pacific. -
1571
Founding of Manila and Beginning of Global Trade
The Spanish city of Manila was founded on June 24, 1571, by Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi. Further increases in global market convergence occurring when transport costs dropped in the sixteenth century and more rapidly in the modern era of globalization. -
Fluyt invented
A Dutch type of sailing vessel originally designed by the shipwrights of Hoorn as a dedicated cargo vessel. -
British East India Company Founded
An English company formed for the exploitation of trade with East and Southeast Asia and India. -
Dutch East India Company Founded
A company whose main purpose was trade, exploration, and colonization throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. Created in 1602 and lasted until 1800. -
Japanese Isolationism
The isolationist policy of the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate limited relations and trade between Japan and other countries for a period of over 220 years. Nearly all foreign nationals were barred from entering Japan, -
Qing (Manchu) Empire
The Qing Dynasty was the final imperial dynasty in China. It was an era noted for its initial prosperity and intense final years, and for being only the second time that China was not ruled by the Han people. -
Peter the Great Travels to Europe to study technology
Peter the Great of Russia traveled to England to learn about shipbuilding and navigation in order to establish the first Russian Navy.
